CN104885531A

CN104885531A - Prioritizing radio access types for closed subscriber group cells

Info

Publication number: CN104885531A
Application number: CN201480003871.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·法钦; G·B·霍恩
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2013-01-17
Filing date: 2014-01-17
Publication date: 2015-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2034-01-17
Also published as: KR20150110593A; US9565626B2; JP6453238B2; JP2016507994A; CN104885531B; EP2946611A1; KR101800786B1; EP2946611B1; US20140198753A1; WO2014113707A1

Abstract

A network entity may be configured for prioritizing radio access types for CSG cells of a wireless communication system by storing priority information defining, for each of one or more types of data traffic (e.g., IP traffic, voice traffic, etc.), a priority ranking of cell types comprising at least one of different wireless technologies and different access control types (e.g., a CSG mode, a hybrid mode and an open mode), and indicating the priority information to a mobile device for connecting to cells of a wireless communications system. A corresponding mobile entity may be configured for receiving the priority information as described, and selecting a cell to connect to or camp on based on the priority information.

Description

Priority is divided to the wireless access type for closed user group cell

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the priority of the U.S. Provisional Application sequence number 61/753,872 submitted on January 17th, 2013 based on 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e), this application is intactly incorporated to herein by reference.

Technical field

Put it briefly, the application is for wireless communication system.More specifically, but not exclusively, the application relates to system and the device for dividing priority to the wireless access type for closed user group (CSG) community.

Background technology

Dispose wireless communication system widely, to provide various types of Content of Communication of such as voice, data, video etc., and along with the introducing of the such as system towards new data of Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, be deployed with and may increase.Wireless communication system can be can support the multi-address system with the communication of multiple user by sharing available system resource (such as, bandwidth sum transmitting power).The example of this multi-address system comprises code division multiple access (CDMA) system, time division multiple access (TDMA) system, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) system, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) system and other OFDM (OFDMA) system.

Put it briefly, wireless multiple-access communication system can support the communication for multiple wireless terminal (being also called as subscriber equipment (UE), user terminal or access terminal (AT)) simultaneously.Each terminal, via the transmission on forward link and reverse link, (is also called as access point (AP), evolved node B (EnodeB) with one or more base station or eNB) communicates.Forward link (being also called as down link or DL) refers to the communication link from base station to terminal, and reverse link (being also called as up link or UL) refers to the communication link from terminal to base station.These communication links can be set up via single-input single-output system, single-input multiple output, MISO system or multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) system.

Cellular radio Communication system can comprise the dissimilar community of the access provided communication network, and many new-type wireless terminals can be connected to community more than a type or the community that resides in more than a type.Such as, wireless terminal can be to be connected to WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN) community or cellular radio access technology (RAT) (such as, LTE).WLAN can use interchangeably with " WiFi ", and both can comprise or relate to IEEE 802.11 agreement.Honeycomb RAT can also be categorized as closed user group (CSG) type and non-CSG type.One group of terminal that CSG cell is restricted to being associated with the user account in the access control lists appearing at CSG cell is served.Non-CSG cell does not use access control lists, and therefore can serve for any terminal (such as, any user or authorized peripatetic device) of being authorized by operator.In many cases, in any preset time, the community more than a type can be available for terminal.

Such as, in the grouping system (EPS) of evolution, access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) have defined the method for equipment, with such as by making for determining to be better for which kind of access technology some Internet protocol (IP) business under given conditions the routing policy (ISRP) between system.ANDSF not supplying method indicates the preference of the granularity in network strategy with third generation partner program (3GPP) RAT rank.Such as, can not distinguish between dissimilar honeycomb RAT and/or community.Which has limited operator provides the specific 3GPP RAT of favor to exceed another ability about the strategy of WLAN preference.For being apparent reason according to disclosure below, it is desired for removing this restriction.

Summary of the invention

Describe in detail the methods, devices and systems of the wireless access type division priority for the closed user group cell for wireless communication system in a specific embodiment, and summarize some aspect below.Content of the present invention and following embodiment should be interpreted as complete disclosed supplementary part, and its part can comprise unnecessary theme and/or supplementary theme.Omission in any portion does not show priority or the relative importance of any key element described in complete application.As should be apparent according to each disclosure, the difference between joint can comprise the disclosure of supplementing of alternate embodiment, extra details or use the alternative description of identical embodiment of different term.

The method being used for dividing for the wireless access type of the closed user group cell of wireless communication system priority by network entity can comprise by network entity memory priority level information, precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Different access control types can comprise closed user group (CSG) pattern, mixed mode and open mode.The data service of one or more types can comprise Internet protocol (IP) business.The method can also comprise to different wireless technologys or different access control types can be used to be connected to the mobile device instruction precedence information of the community of wireless communication system.

In of the method, different wireless technologys can comprise WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN) and at least one cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).At least one cellular mobile telephone RAT maybe can comprise third generation partner program (3GPP) RAT.3GPP RAT can be at least one in UMTS land wireless access (E-UTRA) of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), GSM EDGE wireless access network (GERAN) and evolution.

In other side, different access control types can comprise closed user group (CSG) member and CSG non-member.Precedence information can specify the priority between any CSG member community and other wireless technology, maybe can specify the priority between any CSG member community and other access control type.Precedence information can comprise the instruction to the specific CSG member community using cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).Precedence information can specify specific CSG member community to be dispensed on ad-hoc location in prioritization.Precedence information can also specify WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN) community to be arranged under specific CSG member community.Precedence information can also be specified and be used the non-CSG cell of honeycomb RAT to be arranged under WLAN community.

On the other hand, can comprise for using the method for the priority of the wireless access type of the closed user group cell for wireless communication system the precedence information received from network entity by mobile entity, precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.The method can also comprise to be selected to be connected to or resident community based on precedence information.Different wireless technologys, the data service of one or more types, different access control types and precedence information can as above sum up for the method performed by network entity.In the another aspect of the method, selection community can also based on current data traffic types.

In related fields, radio communication device can be provided, for any one in the aspect of the method summed up above performing and method.Device can comprise: such as, is coupled to the processor of memory, and wherein, the instruction being used for being performed by processor preserved by memory, performs operation as above to make device.Can be illustrated by the such as such as equipment of the network entity of access point, picocell, Femto cell, family Node B or other small cell or Node B and illustrate in some aspect (such as, hardware aspect) of this device; Or illustrated by such as subscriber equipment (UE) or the mobile entity that accesses terminal in replacement scheme and illustrate.In some respects, some network entities alternatively can operate in the mode of equity, to perform the aspect of technology as described herein.Similarly, can provide goods, these goods comprise the computer-readable recording medium preserving coded instruction, when instruction coded by being performed by processor, make network entity or mobile entity perform as above the aspect of the method summed up and method.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In conjunction with the embodiment provided below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, more fully the application can be understood.

Fig. 1 shows the details of wireless communication system.

Fig. 2 shows the details of the wireless communication system with multiple community.

Fig. 3 shows the example embodiment for being provided for dividing the wireless access type for CSG cell the process of the information of priority by the network equipment.

Fig. 4-6 shows the various aspects of the process shown in Fig. 3 or Fig. 8.

Fig. 7 shows the example for carrying out to divide the wireless access type for CSG cell the device of priority based on the method shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 show by mobile entity for use from network entity, for dividing the example embodiment of process of the information of priority to the wireless access type for CSG cell.

Fig. 9 shows example that is consistent with method shown in Fig. 8, that the wireless access type for CSG cell is divided to the device of priority.

Embodiment

Put it briefly, the wireless access type that present disclosure relates to be provided or participate in the CSG cell in wireless communication system (being also referred to as cordless communication network) divides priority.In various embodiments, technology described herein and device can be used for the cordless communication network of such as code division multiple access (CDMA) network, time division multiple access (TDMA) network, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) network, orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) network, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) network, LTE network, GSM network, and other communication network.As described herein, term " network " and " system " can use interchangeably.

Cdma network can realize the wireless technology of such as general land wireless access (UTRA), CDMA2000 etc.UTRA comprises wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) and low spreading rate (LCR).CDMA2000 relates to IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standard.

TDMA network can realize the wireless technology of such as global system for mobile communications (GSM).3GPP defines GSM EDGE (enhanced data rates for gsm evolution technology) wireless access network (RAN) being also represented as GERAN.GERAN is the wireless part of GSM/EDGE together with being connected the network of base station (such as, Ater Interface and Abis interface) and base station controller (A interface etc.).Wireless access network represents the part of GSM network, by described wireless access network, call and grouped data are sent to user's hand-held set (being also called as user terminal or subscriber equipment (UE)) from public switch telephone network (PSTN) and the Internet by certain route, and send to PSTN and the Internet from user's hand-held set by certain route.The network of mobile-phone carrier can comprise one or more GERAN, and it can be coupled with UTRAN under UMTS/GSM network condition.The network of operator can also comprise one or more LTE network, and/or other network one or more.Each different network type can use different wireless access technologys (RAT) and wireless access network (RAN).

OFDMA network can realize the wireless technology of UTRA (E-UTRA), the IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, flash OFDM etc. of such as evolution.UTRA, E-UTRA and GSM are parts of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).Especially, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the version that UMTS uses E-UTRA.In the document provided from the tissue being named as " third generation partner program " (3GPP), describe UTRA, E-UTRA, GSM, UMTS and LTE, and from be named as " third generation partner program 2 " (3GPP2) tissue document in describe cdma2000.These various wireless technologys and standard are known or are just being developed.Such as, third generation partner program (3GPP) be target be the telecommunications industry association defining the global applicable third generation (3G) mobile phone specification group between cooperation.3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the 3GPP plan for improving Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile phone standard.3GPP can define the specification for next generation mobile networks, mobile system and mobile device.For the sake of clarity, some aspect of device and technology can be described below for LTE implementation or the mode centered by LTE, and LTE term can be used as with the illustrative example in lower part description; But this description is not intended to be restricted to LTE application.Therefore, it is obvious to the skilled person that and system described herein, apparatus and method can be applied to other communication system and application.

In LTE implementation, by OFDM (OFDM) for down link-namely, from base station, access point or eNodeB (eNB) be to user terminal or UE.The demand of LTE for spectrum flexibility is met to the use of OFDM, and makes cost-efficient solution can be used in having the carrier wave of the non-constant width of peak rates, and be the technology be confirmed.Such as, OFDM be used in such as IEEE 802.11a/g, 802.16, by ETSI (ETSI) standardized high-performance wireless LAN-2 (HIPERLAN-2, wherein, LAN represents local area network (LAN)), in the standard of digital video broadcasting (DVB) issued by the joint technical committee of ETSI and other standard.

In an ofdm system, time-frequency Physical Resource Block (be also represented as Resource Block herein, or be expressed as simplicity " RB ") can be defined as and be assigned with to transmit the transmission carrier wave (such as, subcarrier) of data or the group at interval.RB is defined within time and frequency period.Resource Block is made up of running time-frequency resource key element (be also represented as element of resource herein, or be represented as simplicity " RE "), and it can be defined by the index of the time in time slot and frequency.The other details of LTE RB and RE is described in the 3GPP specification of such as such as 3GPP TS 36.211.

UMTS LTE supports the extendible carrier bandwidths from 20MHz down to 1.4MHz.In LTE, when subcarrier bandwidth is 15kHz, RB is defined as 12 subcarriers, or is 24 subcarriers when subcarrier bandwidth is 7.5kHz.In exemplary implementation, exist in the time domain be defined, 10ms is long and comprise the radio frames of 10 subframes of each 1 millisecond (ms).Each subframe comprises 2 time slots, and wherein, each time slot is 0.5ms.Subcarrier spacing in frequency domain is in this case 15kHz.12 subcarriers of (each time slot) these subcarriers form a RB together, so in this implementation, a Resource Block is 180kHz.6 Resource Block are applicable to the carrier wave of 1.4MHz, and 100 Resource Block are applicable to the carrier wave of 20MHz.

Below further describe each other side and the feature of present disclosure.Should it is evident that, instruction herein can be embodied in a variety of forms, and any ad hoc structure disclosed herein, function or both be only representational be not limit.Based on instruction herein, those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize, aspect disclosed herein can realize independent of any other side, and can combine two or more aspects in these aspects in every way.Such as, use the aspect of proposed any amount can implement device or can hands-on approach.In addition, use other structure, function or except or be different from the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of the one or more aspects in proposed aspect, this device can be realized and maybe can put into practice this method.Such as, method may be implemented as a part for system, unit, and/or is embodied as storage instruction on a computer-readable medium for performing on processor or computer.In addition, aspect can comprise at least one key element of claim.

Fig. 1 shows the details of the realization of the multi-address radio communication system that can be LTE system, multi-address radio communication system can realize as subsequently further describe in.The NodeB (eNB) 100 (being also called as base station, access point or AP) of evolution can comprise multiple antenna sets, and one comprises 104 and 106, and another comprises 108 and 110, and other comprises 112 and 114.In FIG, for each antenna sets, illustrate only two antennas, but more or less antenna can be used to each antenna sets.Subscriber equipment (UE) 116 (be also called as mobile device, mobile entity, user terminal, access terminal or AT) and antenna 112 and 114 communicate, wherein, antenna 112 and 114 sends information to UE 116 on forward link (being also called as down link) 120, and receives the information from UE 116 on reverse link (being also called as up link) 118.2nd UE 122 can communicate with antenna 104 and 106, and wherein, antenna 104 and 106 sends information to UE 122 on forward link 126, and receive over reverse link 124 from access terminal 122 information.

In frequency division multiplexing (FDD) system, communication link 118,120,124 can use different frequencies to communicate with 126.Such as, forward link 120 can use and be different from the different frequency of the frequency that used by reverse link 118.In time division multiplexing (TDD) system, down link and up link can be shared.

Often group antenna and/or the region that are designed to carry out communicating often are called as the sector of eNB.Each antenna sets is designed to transmit to the UE in the sector in the region covered by eNB 100.In communicating on forward link 120 with 126, the transmitting antenna of eNB 100 utilizes beam forming, so as to improve be used for different access terminal 116 and 122 the signal to noise ratio of forward link.Similarly, using beam forming to cover to spreading all over it eNB that UE of random dispersion carries out sending, compared with the eNB carrying out to its UE all sending by individual antenna, less interference being caused to the UE in neighbor cell.ENB can be for carrying out with UE the fixed station that communicates, and can be called as access point, NodeB or certain other equivalent terms.UE can also be called access terminal, AT, subscriber equipment, Wireless Telecom Equipment, terminal or certain other equivalent terms.Such as UE 116 with 122 UE can be further configured to and operate together with other node (not shown) of other communication network of such as such as GERAN and/or UTRAN network.In addition, the base station of such as eNB 100 can be configured to, such as by the use to redirect command, promote that served UE is to the switching of the base station of other network.

Fig. 2 shows the details of the implementation of the multi-address radio communication system 200 of such as LTE system, multi-address radio communication system 200 can realize all as herein described later in.Multi-address radio communication system 200 comprises multiple community, comprises community 202,204 and 206.In one aspect, community 202,204 and 206 can comprise the eNB containing multiple sector.Can form multiple sector by antenna sets, described antenna sets has each antenna of being responsible for carrying out with the UE in a part for community communicating.Such as, in community 202, antenna sets 212,214 and 216 all can correspond to different sectors.In community 204, antenna sets 218,220 and 222 is all corresponding to different sectors.In community 206, antenna sets 224,226 and 228 is all corresponding to different sectors.Community 202,204 and 206 can comprise some Wireless Telecom Equipments, and such as, subscriber equipment or UE, described Wireless Telecom Equipment can communicate with one or more sectors of each community 202,204 or 206.Such as, UE230 and 232 can communicate with eNB 242, and UE 234 and 236 can communicate with eNB 244, and UE 238 and 240 can communicate with eNB 246.Can by community and the base stations couple be associated to system controller 250, described system controller 250 can be a part for core net or backhaul network, or the connection of core net or backhaul network can be provided to, comprise such as, MME and SGW, such as, can be used to perform some core net function.

The system of operator can comprise multiple network, and it can be to use (such as, except the LTE network configuration shown in Fig. 2 with Fig. 3) or the identical type of the polytype of different RAT.Such as, a type can be LTE system, and it is data-centered.Another kind of type can be UTRAN system, such as W-CDMA system.Another type can be GERAN system, and it can have double-transmission mode (DTM) ability (being also represented as DTMGERAN herein) in some cases.Some GERAN networks can have non-DTM ability.The multimode user terminal of such as UE can be configured to operate in multiple networks of such as these and other (such as, WiFi or WiMax network etc.).In addition, connectivity can be provided between the network of an operator and the network of another operator, to support the feature of roaming or other service such as provided by heterogeneous networks.

Whether WLAN is desired than the better strategy of specific 3GPP RAT to make operator permission equipment can be provided to determine to equipment (such as, mobile entity), and vice versa.Under some scenes, operator can determine the type that also should depend on 3GPP community on 3GPP RAT or WLAN by certain route preference sent between specific IP operation.Particularly, operator can provide the preference of CSG member community more than WLAN, but determines that WLAN is more better than the non-CSG cell of identical 3GPP technology or any 3GPP access technology.Exemplarily, E-UTRAN CSG X may be better than WLAN, and WLAN may be better than E-UTRAN.In such a scenario, operator may wish to indicate what the priority between WLAN, CSG member community (that is, providing the specific CSG member community of CSG identity or any CSG member community for its operator) and non-CSG cell is to UE.The aspect of present disclosure achieves this instruction.

For another example, for certain IP operation, operator can determine that LTE CSG X community is better than WLAN, but WLAN is better than LTE.In such a scenario, operator can (such as, in collocation strategy etc.) indicate what the priority between WLAN, CSG member community (that is, the specific CSG member community providing CSG identify for its operator or any CSG member community) and non-CSG cell is to UE.When ANDSF rule become movable, and rule comprises different RAT type and cell type (such as, CSG member community etc.) and possible cell ID is (such as, CSG member community CSG mark etc.) between preference time, device authentication is connected to or the type (and possible cell ID) of resident community, and depend on whether this community is CSG member community (and optional CSG ID), and equipment determines the preference to dissimilar RAT.

In order to realize this technical scheme, technical scheme ANDSF rule can be strengthened, provide to enable operator the strategy carrying out distinguishing cell type alternatively in conjunction with type of service.Such as, the ANDSF management object (MO) in 3GPPTS 24.312 can be expanded.Previously, the MO of the priority/preference of access technology is indicated according to leaf below: event:; Form: integer; Access style: obtain, replace; Value: < access technology >.The possible values for access technology is described in detail in Table I.

Table I: for the possible values of access technology leaf

Value	Describe
		0	Retain
1	3GPP
		2	Retain
3	WLAN
		4	WiMAX
5-255	Retain

This leaf can be revised, with by providing the instruction to CSG member community (independent of CSG mark) or one or more CSG ID to make operator can express preference to cell type.(such as) this information can be provided together with RAT type.As long as cell type to be set to the mark that CSG member community just can provide community.When rule becomes activity, equipment can be verified and be connected to or the type of resident community, and depends on whether this community is CSG member community (and optional CSG ID), determines the preference for dissimilar RAT.

Exemplary method and device

By example, the method that can realize according to disclosed theme can be understood better according to each flow chart.For simplifying the object explained, method being illustrated and is described as a series of actions/operations.But, theme required for protection not by the quantity that operates or order limit, as certain operations can by different orders and/or with from herein describe with describe other operate the substantially identical time and occur.In addition, for realizing method described herein, all illustrative operations may not be needed.It is to be appreciated that can pass through software, hardware, they combination or arbitrarily other suitable unit (such as, equipment, system, process or assembly) realize and operate the function be associated.In addition, should also realize that, throughout the method disclosed in this specification can as coded instruction and/data are stored on goods, with promote by these methods transmission and be passed to various equipment.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that and recognize, what method can be substituted is expressed as a series of correlation behavior in such as state diagram or event.

Fig. 3 shows the embodiment of the instantiation procedure 300 that can be realized by the network entity of such as access point, base station, Femto cell or eNB, divides priority for enabling mobile entity to the wireless access type of the CSG cell in wireless communication system.Method 300 can comprise: at 302 places, the storage to precedence information is provided by network entity, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Such as, network entity can receive the precedence information from operator's input.In replacement scheme, or in addition, network entity or another network node can operate the algorithm that the scheme defined according to the operator under different scene defines precedence information.In certain embodiments, cell type can comprise different wireless technologys exclusively.In other embodiments, cell type can comprise different access control types exclusively, or by different wireless technologys and different access control types.

Method 300 can also comprise: at 304 places to different wireless technologys or different access control types can be used to be connected to the mobile device instruction precedence information of the community of wireless communication system.Such as, network entity can use control channel or send precedence information as a part for system message to mobile device.Network entity in response to from the request of mobile entity or certain other scheduled event in response to such as such as initial process of establishing, can provide precedence information.

Other aspect 400-600 is shown, for the key element by network entity amending method 300 in Fig. 4-6.The one or more of aspect 400-600 can be merged in method 300 alternatively.Some aspect in method can be merged independently, and mutually not exclusive.Therefore, no matter another downstream aspect or upstream aspect whether merged, any one aspect in these aspects can be merged.Such as, if method 300 comprises at least one aspect in aspect 400-600, then method 300 need not comprise any downstream aspect subsequently that can be illustrated.

See Fig. 4, the key element of method 300 can merge one or more other aspect 400.On the one hand, at 402 places, the different wireless technology in method 300 can comprise WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN) and at least one cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).As used herein, WLAN can comprise WiFi.At 404 places, the example that can form the cellular mobile telephone RAT of different honeycomb RAT can comprise third generation partner program (3GPP) RAT.Then, the 3GPP RAT that can be stored by network entity for its precedence information can comprise: such as, at least one in UMTS land wireless access (E-UTRA) of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), GSM EDGE wireless access network (GERAN) and evolution, shown in 406.

See Fig. 5, method 300 can comprise by method 300 the one or more other aspect 500 of precedence information that stores and provide.On the one hand, the precedence information of method 300 can relate to different access control types, and wherein, at 502 places, different access control types comprises closed user group (CSG) member and CSG non-member.Namely, precedence information can define prioritization based on the mark of the public land mobile network (PLMN) of community whether selected by broadcast, and the PLMN registered or equivalent PLMN for precedence information being supplied to the CSG whitelist of UE comprise and identify by the CSG ID of community and respective PLMN the entry formed.Should be realized, CSG member type and non-member type can exist independent of CSG type, mixed type or open mode type.Therefore, in method 300, at 504 places, precedence information specifies the priority between any CSG member community and other wireless technology.That is, such as, CSG member community (or non-member) can be assigned with priority, and does not consider wireless technology type.Similarly, in the another aspect of method 300, at 506 places, precedence information can specify the priority between any CSG member community and other access control type.That is, such as, CSG member community (or non-member) can be assigned with priority, and does not consider access control pattern.In the alternative aspect of method 300, at 508 places, precedence information can comprise the instruction to the specific CSG member community using cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).Such as, network entity can to the priority using CSG member's cell allocation of E-UTRA, GERAN or UMTS specify (such as, first, second etc.).

In the another aspect of method 300, precedence information can specify specific CSG member community to be dispensed on ad-hoc location in prioritization (such as, first, second, finally etc.).In certain embodiments, specific CSG member community can be assigned with the first priority, so that at least for the type of service of specifying, when CSG member community is available, mobile entity will be connected to CSG member community.In addition, at 512 places, precedence information can be arranged under specific CSG member community specific radio local area network (LAN) (WLAN) community.Such as, network entity can specify mobile entity to be not attached to WLAN community, unless CSG member community is unavailable.For another example, at 514 places, precedence information can be specified and be used the non-CSG cell of honeycomb RAT to be arranged under WLAN community.Therefore, such as, network entity can specify mobile entity to be not attached to non-CSG honeycomb RAT community, unless WLAN community and CSG member community all unavailable.

See Fig. 6, method 300 can comprise the one or more other aspect 600 of type of service or the access control type of being specified by precedence information.On the one hand, at 602 places, the data service of one or more types specified by precedence information comprises Internet protocol (IP) type of service.Such as, the prioritization different from being applied to other type of service can be used to carry out process IP business.On the other hand, at 604 places, different access control types can comprise CSG pattern, mixed mode and open mode.But closed user group identification is allowed to access the user with the operator of restricted access (CSG cell) of one or more communities of PLMN.In closed access module, the CSG member that access point (such as, family NodeB (H (e) NB)) is only associated to it provides service.In mixing access module, H (e) NB or similar access point provide service to its CSG member be associated and non-CSG member.In open access module, H (e) NB or similar access point can operate as normal NodeB or eNodeB.

About Fig. 7, providing and can be configured as network entity in wireless network or the exemplary means 700 as the processor for using in network entity or similar equipment, for realizing, priority being divided to the wireless access type of the CSG cell in wireless communication system.Device 700 can comprise functional block, and it can represent the function realized by processor, software or their combination (such as, firmware).

In one embodiment, device 700 can comprise for by the electronic building brick of network entity memory priority level information or module 702, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Such as, electronic building brick 702 can comprise at least one control processor, and described control processor is coupled to transceiver etc. and has the memory of the instruction for receiving and store the precedence information in the data structure that can read for network entity.Electronic building brick 702 can be maybe to comprise the unit for by network entity memory priority level information, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Described unit can be at least one control processor that maybe can comprise operative algorithm.This algorithm can operate to receive the precedence information on wireless link or wire-line back haul in the application, processes this information to identify it and to classify, and enable this information be stored in can for processor access computer storage in.

Device 700 can comprise for different wireless technologys or different access control types can be used to be connected to the electronic building brick 704 of the mobile device instruction precedence information of the community of wireless communication system.Such as, electronic building brick 704 can comprise at least one control processor, described control processor is coupled to be preserved for sending the memory comprising the instruction of the message of precedence information on wireless links to mobile entity, formatted so that mobile entity can identify based on this information and operate.Processor can provide instruction to mobile device alternatively together with out of Memory, can select best community.Electronic building brick 704 can be the unit that maybe can comprise for providing precedence information as described.Described unit can be at least one control processor that maybe can comprise operative algorithm.This algorithm can operate in application memory, to generate the message for precedence information, and on wireless links this message is sent to mobile entity.Other aspect 400,500 or 600 described by composition graphs 4-6, device 700 can comprise the similar electronic building brick for the arbitrary or all key elements in the key element of manner of execution 300, and for the purpose of simplifying the description, it is not illustrated in the figure 7.

In related fields, when device 700 is configured as network entity, device 700 can comprise the processor module 710 with at least one processor alternatively.In this case, processor 710 can carry out exercisable communication via bus 712 or similar communicative couplings and assembly 702-704 or similar assembly.Processor 710 can realize initialization and the scheduling of process performed by electronic building brick 702-704 or function.Processor 710 can comprise assembly 702-704 whole or in part.In replacement scheme, processor 710 can independent of assembly 702-704, and it can comprise one or more independent processor.

In another related fields, device 700 can comprise transceiver assembly 714 or independent transmitter and receiver.Device 700 can comprise the assembly for storing information, such as such as, and memory device/assembly 716.Via bus 712 grade, computer-readable medium or memory module 716 operationally can be coupled to other assembly of device 700.Memory module 716 can be suitable for storing for executive module 702-704 and the activity of its sub-component or processor 710 or the computer-readable instruction of other aspect 400-600 or method disclosed herein and data.Memory module 716 can preserve the instruction for performing the function be associated with assembly 702-704.Although be shown in outside memory 716, should be understood that, assembly 702-704 can be present in memory 716.

Fig. 8 show can by such as accessing terminal, the embodiment of instantiation procedure 800 that realizes of the mobile device of UE or mobile entity, for realizing, priority is divided to the wireless access type of the CSG cell in wireless communication system.Method 800 can comprise: at 802 places, receive the precedence information from network entity, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Method 800 can also comprise: at 804 places, selects to be connected to or resident community based on precedence information.Such as, mobile entity can use precedence information as the part inputted or input to perform cell selection algorithm.Output from algorithm can be to whether selecting the instruction of community or first should attempting the identifier of the community connected.Mobile entity can use precedence information to be connected to community, or only resides in community in replacement scheme.In optional operation 806, the operation of selection community can also based on the current type of data service.That is, different precedence informations can be defined for different data traffic types.

Method 800 can comprise any or all in the other aspect 400-600 combined above described by Fig. 4-6, it can be applied to the operation performed by mobile entity after making necessary amendment, and described mobile entity is as the recipient of the precedence information provided by network entity and end user.

About Fig. 9, provide exemplary means 900, it can be configured as mobile entity in wireless network or as the processor for using in mobile entity or similar equipment, divide priority for obtaining to the wireless access type of the CSG cell in wireless communication system.Device 900 can comprise functional block, and it can represent the function realized by processor, software or its combination (such as, firmware).

In one embodiment, device 900 can comprise for receiving electronic building brick from the precedence information of network entity or module 902, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Such as, electronic building brick 902 can comprise at least one control processor, and described control processor is coupled to transceiver etc. and has for according to defined interface or the memory carrying out the instruction of the information in receipt message by reading data structure.Electronic building brick 902 can be the unit that maybe can comprise for receiving the precedence information from network entity, this precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types.Described unit can be at least one control processor that maybe can comprise operative algorithm.This algorithm can operate in the application, with by reading the data record safeguarded by communication network or otherwise making the data-signal of the coding first information will be processed the information obtained in processor memory, and processing messages is to identify the precedence information for being connected to as other local different cell type more specifically described of this paper, receives and processes the message on wireless link.

Device 900 can comprise for selecting based on precedence information to be connected to or the electronic building brick 904 of resident community.Such as, electronic building brick 904 can comprise at least one control processor, and described control processor is coupled to the memory of the instruction of preserving for selecting the community be connected at least in part based on precedence information.Electronic building brick 904 can be maybe can comprise for selecting based on precedence information to be connected to or the unit of resident community.Described unit can be at least one control processor that maybe can comprise operative algorithm.This algorithm can operate in application memory, to determine which community is most preferred community based on supported precedence information from connection or resident available cell.Possible for carrying out this various different algorithm determined.Such as, algorithm based on the sequencing schemes combining the different examples that Fig. 5 above provides, can be classified to the list of available community.

Device 900 can comprise the similar electronic building brick of the method 800 for performing the other aspect 400-600 merged described by composition graphs 4-6, and for the purpose of simplifying the description, it is not illustrated in fig .9.

In related fields, when device 900 is configured as mobile entity, device 900 can comprise the processor module 910 with at least one processor alternatively.In this case, processor 910 can via bus 912 or similar communicative couplings, exercisablely communicates with assembly 902-904 or similar assembly.Processor 910 can realize initialization and the scheduling of process performed by electronic building brick 902-904 or function.Processor 910 can comprise assembly 902-904 whole or in part.In replacement scheme, processor 910 can independent of assembly 902-904, and it can comprise one or more independent processor.

In another related fields, device 900 can comprise transceiver assembly 914 or independent transmitter and receiver.Device 900 can comprise the assembly for storing information, such as such as, and memory device/assembly 916.Via bus 912 etc., operationally computer-readable medium or memory module 916 can be coupled to other assembly of device 900.Memory module 916 can be suitable for storing for executive module 902-904 and its sub-component or the activity of processor 910 or the computer-readable instruction of other aspect 400-600 or method disclosed herein and data.Memory module 916 can preserve the instruction for performing the function be associated with assembly 902-904.Although be shown in outside memory 916, should be understood that, assembly 902-904 can be present in memory 916.

In one or more exemplary embodiment, described function, Method and Process can be realized in hardware, software, firmware or their combination in any.If realized in software, then function can be stored in non-transitory computer-readable medium, or the one or more instruction be encoded as in non-transitory computer-readable medium or code.Non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises computer-readable storage medium.Storage medium can be can by the medium available arbitrarily of computer access.By way of example but not determinate mode, such computer-readable medium can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc storage, disk storage or other magnetic storage apparatus, maybe can be used to the form of instruction or data structure carry or store expectation program code and can by other medium any of computer access.As used herein, disk and CD comprise compact disk (CD), laser-optical disk, CD, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray Disc, wherein, disk comprises the data of magnetically encoding usually, and case for computer disc is containing the data of encoding optically.Combination above also should be included in the scope of computer-readable medium.

Should be understood that, the step in disclosed process and method or the particular order in stage or level are the examples of exemplary approach.Based on design preference, should be understood that, when in the scope remaining on present disclosure, particular order or the level of the step in process can be rearranged.Appended claim to a method presents the key element of each step with sample order, and does not mean that and be restricted to presented particular order or level.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that and any one in various different technique and technology can be used to represent information and signal.Such as, can be represented throughout describing mentioned data, instruction, order, information, signal, bit, symbol and chip above by voltage, electric current, electromagnetic wave, magnetic field or magnetic particle, light field or light particle or their combination in any.

Technical staff also will recognize, may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software or both combinations in conjunction with each illustrative box, module, circuit and algorithm steps described by embodiment disclosed herein.In order to this interchangeability of hardware and software is clearly described, hereinbefore round the function of each illustrative assembly, square frame, module, circuit and step, briefly they are described.Be implemented as hardware or software as such function, depend on the application-specific and design constraint that put on whole system.Those skilled in the art for each specific application, can realize described function in the mode of accommodation, but such realize the disengaging that decision-making should not be interpreted as the scope caused present disclosure.

Can utilize be designed to perform function described herein general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete door or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or their combination in any, realize or perform in conjunction with various illustrative box, module and the circuit described by embodiment disclosed herein.General processor can be microprocessor, but in replacement scheme, this processor can be the processor of any conventional, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor can also be implemented as the combination of the computing equipment of the combination of such as DSP and microprocessor, multi-microprocessor, in conjunction with one or more microprocessor of DSP kernel or other such configuration arbitrarily.In some implementations, processor can be the processor of such as communication processor, the function in that be designed to realize communication equipment or other movement particularly or portable equipment.

Can directly embody in conjunction with the step of method, process or the algorithm described by embodiment disclosed herein or stage within hardware, in the software module performed by processor or in both combinations.Software module may reside in the non-transitory computer-readable storage media of RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, eprom memory, eeprom memory, register, hard disk, removable dish, CD-ROM or other form arbitrarily as known in the art.Exemplary storage medium is coupled to processor, storage medium can be write information to from read information to make processor.In replacement scheme, storage medium can be incorporated in processor.Processor and storage medium may reside in ASIC.ASIC may reside in user terminal.In replacement scheme, processor and storage medium can be present in user terminal as discrete assembly.

The aforementioned description of disclosed aspect is provided, realizes to enable any technical staff of this area or use present disclosure.The various amendments of these aspects to be will become apparent to those skilled in the art that and principle defined herein can be applied to other side, and do not depart from the spirit or scope of disclosure.Therefore, the aspect shown by present disclosure is not intended to be restricted to herein, but the widest scope consistent with principle disclosed herein and novel feature will be met.Be intended to the scope that appended claim and their equivalent define present disclosure.

Claims

1. be used for a method for radio communication by network entity, described method comprises:

By network entity memory priority level information, described precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and described cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types; And

Described precedence information is indicated to the mobile device of the community being connected to wireless communication system to described different wireless technology or different access control types can be used.

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, described different wireless technology comprises wireless lan (wlan) and at least one cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).

3. method according to claim 2, wherein, described at least one cellular mobile telephone RAT comprises third generation partner program (3GPP) RAT.

4. method according to claim 3, wherein, described 3GPP RAT comprises at least one in UMTS land wireless access (E-UTRA) of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), GSM EDGE wireless access network (GERAN) and evolution.

5. method according to claim 1, wherein, the data service of one or more types described comprises Internet protocol (IP) business.

6. method according to claim 1, wherein, described different access control type comprises closed user group (CSG) pattern, mixed mode and open mode.

7. method according to claim 1, wherein, described different access control type comprises closed user group (CSG) member and CSG non-member.

8. method according to claim 7, wherein, described precedence information specifies the priority between any CSG member community and other wireless technology.

9. method according to claim 7, wherein, described precedence information specifies the priority between any CSG member community and other access control type.

10. method according to claim 7, wherein, described precedence information comprises the instruction to the specific CSG member community using cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).

11. methods according to claim 10, wherein, the described specific CSG member community of described precedence information appointment is dispensed on the ad-hoc location in described prioritization.

12. methods according to claim 11, wherein, described precedence information also specific radio local area network (LAN) (WLAN) community is arranged under described specific CSG member community.

13. methods according to claim 12, wherein, described precedence information is also specified and is used the non-CSG cell of described honeycomb RAT to be arranged under described WLAN community.

14. 1 kinds of communicators comprising processor, described processor is coupled to memory and transceiver, and wherein, the instruction for carrying out following operation preserved by described memory:

For to the unit that described different wireless technology or different access control types can be used to the mobile device of the community being connected to wireless communication system to indicate described precedence information.

15. 1 kinds are used for the method for radio communication by mobile entity, and described method comprises:

Receive the precedence information from network entity, described precedence information is the prioritization of each the definition cell type in the data service of one or more types, and described cell type comprises at least one in different wireless technologys and different access control types; And

Select to be connected to or resident community based on described precedence information.

16. methods according to claim 15, wherein, described different wireless technology comprises wireless lan (wlan) and at least one cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).

17. methods according to claim 16, wherein, described at least one cellular mobile telephone RAT comprises third generation partner program (3GPP) RAT.

18. methods according to claim 17, wherein, described 3GPP RAT comprises at least one in UMTS land wireless access (E-UTRA) of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), GSM EDGE wireless access network (GERAN) and evolution.

19. methods according to claim 15, wherein, the data service of one or more types described comprises Internet protocol (IP) business.

20. methods according to claim 15, wherein, described different access control type comprises closed user group (CSG) pattern, mixed mode and open mode.

21. methods according to claim 15, wherein, described different access control type comprises closed user group (CSG) member and CSG non-member.

22. methods according to claim 21, wherein, described precedence information specifies the priority between any CSG member community and other wireless technology.

23. methods according to claim 21, wherein, described precedence information specifies the priority between any CSG member community and other access control type.

24. methods according to claim 21, wherein, described precedence information comprises the instruction to the specific CSG member community using cellular mobile telephone wireless access technology (RAT).

25. methods according to claim 24, wherein, the described specific CSG member community of described precedence information appointment is dispensed on the ad-hoc location in described prioritization.

26. methods according to claim 25, wherein, described precedence information also specific radio local area network (LAN) (WLAN) community is arranged under described specific CSG member community.

27. methods according to claim 26, wherein, described precedence information is also specified and is used the non-CSG cell of described honeycomb RAT to be arranged under described WLAN community.

28. methods according to claim 15, wherein, select described community also based on current data traffic types.

29. 1 kinds of communicators comprising processor, described processor is coupled to memory and transceiver, and wherein, the instruction for carrying out following operation preserved by described memory: